David Permut

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David A. Permut (born March 23, 1954) is an American film producer. He has worked on dozens of films over 40 years, and has received both Academy and Emmy Award nominations.[1]

Early life and education

Permut was born in New York City, New York to a Jewish family,[2] the son of entrepreneur Lee Permut.[3] His father moved the family from Manhattan to Los Angeles while he was a teen.[4] While a youth, he sold maps to the Hollywood homes of the stars and later mixed with them at the Palm Springs Racquet Club and the Tennis Club, after his father purchased a second home in Palm Springs in the 1970s.[3] He was introduced to producer Bill Sargent through his father who employed Permut, tasking him with soliciting agents to secure casting for a stage play he wanted to film; the project never came to fruition.[3][4] Permut then went to work as a gofer for Roger Corman while he was taking classes at UCLA and later accepted a job at an independent talent agency in Beverly Hills.[3]

Career

Feature films

Early in his career, Permut produced the 1975 film Give 'em Hell, Harry![5] He went on to produce the 1987 films Dragnet and Blind Date. In 1986, he then signed a production agreement with United Artists, where he is planning on to produce films like an adaptation of the 1950s TV show Highway Patrol, but it never came to fruition.[6] He later produced the John Woo film Face/Off.[5] He has produced a number of other films, including 1991's The Marrying Man and 29th Street, 1992's Captain Ron and Consenting Adults, 1993's The Temp, 1994's Surviving the Game, and others.[7] 29th Street (1991) released by Twentieth Century Fox,[8] Permut worked with Bob Saget on the March of the Penguins parody film Farce of the Penguins in 2007.[9] He produced the 2016 film Hacksaw Ridge, which was premiered at the Venice Film Festival.[10] It was met with quality reception.[11][12][13][14]

In addition to studio films, Permut has produced a number of independent films including Charlie Bartlett,[15] Youth in Revolt,[16] Struck by Lightning,[17] and Match.

David was the co-producer alongside Ben Stiller of the 2009 documentary The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story, and later The Fabulous Allan Carr.[18] He is slated to produce the film Chippendales, based on the all-women's nightclub of the same name.[19] He is already producing a documentary about Chippendales.[20]

Television

His television credits include 1984's Love Leads the Way, 1991's A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story, 1992's Breaking the Silence, 2009's series Prayers for Bobby, 2014's The Color of Rain, and 2023's Lawman: Bass Reeves.[21]

Theatre

He has done theatre production, including the stage production of The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts.[22] He is slated to produce the Broadway theatre stage production Behind the Candelabra.[23]

Personal life

As of 2016Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Permut has lived in Westwood, California. He has a second home in Palm Springs with his partner, John Seiber.[3]

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year Film Credit Notes
1975 Give 'em Hell, Harry!
1982 Fighting Back
1987 Blind Date Co-executive producer
Dragnet Producer
1991 The Marrying Man Producer
29th Street Producer
1992 Captain Ron Producer
Consenting Adults Producer
1993 The Temp Producer
Three of Hearts Executive producer
Money for Nothing Executive producer
1994 Surviving the Game Producer
Trapped in Paradise Executive producer
1996 Eddie Producer
1997 Face/Off Producer
2001 Double Take Producer
2002 Route 52 Producer
2004 The Last Shot
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2006 Local Color Producer
Farce of the Penguins Producer
2007 Charlie Bartlett Producer
2008 My Mom's New Boyfriend Executive producer
2009 Youth in Revolt Producer
2012 Struck by Lightning Producer
2014 Match Producer
2016 Punching Henry Producer
Hacksaw Ridge Producer
2017 The Polka King Producer
2019 The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts Producer
2023 Rustin Executive Producer
2025 Twinless Producer
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Camera and electrical department
Year Film Role
1973 The Student Teachers Film loader
Miscellaneous crew
Year Film Role
1973 Your Three Minutes Are Up Production assistant

Television

Year Title Credit Notes
1984 Love Leads the Way: A True Story Executive producer Television film
His Mistress Television film
1987 Mistress Supervising producer Television film
1991 A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story Television film
1992 Breaking the Silence Executive producer Television film
2009 Prayers for Bobby Executive producer Television film
2014 The Color of Rain Executive producer Television film
2020 Visible: Out on Television Principal producer Television documentary series
2023 Lawmen: Bass Reeves Executive producer Television series

References

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